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criar
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
criar (first-person singular present crio, first-person singular preterite crií, past participle criat)
- (transitive) to nurse, to breastfeed
- Synonym: alletar
- (transitive) to raise (to bring up; to grow; to promote)
Conjugation
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “criar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “criar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “criar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “criar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
- creyér
- creyë, creyô (Bressan)
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crītāre.
Noun
criar (ORB, broad)
References
Further information
- ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 355: “crie-t-il ?” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “quĭrītare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 1464
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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese criar, from Latin creāre. Doublet of crear.
Pronunciation
Verb
criar (first-person singular present crío, first-person singular preterite criei, past participle criado)
criar (first-person singular present crio, first-person singular preterite criei, past participle criado, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to generate, grow
- (transitive) to raise, to rear, to bring up
- Synonym: educar
- Fun criado deste xeito ― I was raised this way
- (transitive) to breed (animals or plants)
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “criar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “criar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “criar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “criar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “criar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- crear (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese criar, from Latin creāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [kɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [ˈkɾja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [kɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [kɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [ˈkɾja(χ)]
- (Porto Alegre) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [kɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja(ɻ)/
Verb
criar (first-person singular present crio, first-person singular preterite criei, past participle criado)
- (transitive) to create, to put into existence
- (transitive) to invent
- Synonym: inventar
- (transitive) to raise (a child)
- Synonym: educar
- Fui criado dessa maneira. ― I was raised that way.
- (transitive) to breed (animals or plants)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
criar (first-person singular present crío, first-person singular preterite crie, past participle criado)
- (transitive) to rear or raise (e.g., a child)
- (pronominal) to grow up
- Synonym: crecer
- Nació en San Sebastián pero se crió en Tenerife.
- S/he was born in San Sebastián but grew up in Tenerife.
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “criar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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Venetan
Verb
criar
- (ambitransitive) to fight or scold
Conjugation
* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of criar (first conjugation)
Synonyms
- piànzar
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